Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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