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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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