Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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