Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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