Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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