Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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