Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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