Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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