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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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