Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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