Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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