Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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