Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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