Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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