Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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