Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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