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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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