Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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