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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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