Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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