Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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