Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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