Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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