Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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