Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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