Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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