Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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