Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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