Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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