Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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