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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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