Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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