Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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