Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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