Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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