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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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