Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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