Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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