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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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