Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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