Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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