Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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