Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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