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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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