Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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