Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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