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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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