Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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