Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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