Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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