Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the 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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