Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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