Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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