Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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