Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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