Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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