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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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