Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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