Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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