Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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