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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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