Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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