Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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