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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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