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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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