Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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