Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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