Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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