Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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