Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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