Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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