Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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