Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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