Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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