Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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