Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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