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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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