Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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