Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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