Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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