Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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