Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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