Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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