Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the 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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