Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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