Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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