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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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