Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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