Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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