Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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