Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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