Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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