Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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