Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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