Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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