Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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