Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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