Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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