Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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