Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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