Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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