Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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