Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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