Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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