Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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