Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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