Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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