Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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