Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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