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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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