Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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