Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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