Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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