Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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