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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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