Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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