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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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