Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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