Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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