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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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