Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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