Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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