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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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