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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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