Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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