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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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