Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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