Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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