Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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