Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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