Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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