Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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