Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. 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. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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