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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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