Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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