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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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