Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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