Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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