Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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