Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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