Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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