Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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