Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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