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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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