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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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