Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with 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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