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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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