Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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