Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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