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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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