Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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