Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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