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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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