Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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