Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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