Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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