Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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