Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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