Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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