Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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