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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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