Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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