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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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