Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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