Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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