Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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