Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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