Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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