Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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