Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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