Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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