Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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