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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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