Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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