Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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