Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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