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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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