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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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