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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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