Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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