Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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