Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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