Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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