Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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