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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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