Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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