Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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