Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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