Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. 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 institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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