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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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