Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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