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 considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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