Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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