Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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