Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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