Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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