Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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