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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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