Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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