Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key 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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