Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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