Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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