Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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