Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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