Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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