Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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