Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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