Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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