Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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