Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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