Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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