Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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