Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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