Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the gripping 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 definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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