Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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