Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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