Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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