Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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