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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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