Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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