Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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