Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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