Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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