Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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