Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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