Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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