Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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