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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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