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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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