Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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