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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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