Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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