Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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