Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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