Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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