Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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