Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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