Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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