Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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