Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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