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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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