Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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