Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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