Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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