Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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