Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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