Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important 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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