Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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