Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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