Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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