Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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