Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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