Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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