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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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