Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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