Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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