Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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