Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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