Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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