Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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