Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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