Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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