Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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