Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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