Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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