Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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