Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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