Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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