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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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