Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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