Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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