Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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