Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key 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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