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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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