Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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