Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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