Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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