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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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