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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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