Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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