Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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