Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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