Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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