Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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