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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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