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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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