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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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