Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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