Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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