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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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