Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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