Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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