Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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