Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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