Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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