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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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