Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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