Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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