Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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