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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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