Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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