Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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