Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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