Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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