Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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