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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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