Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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