Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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