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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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