Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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