Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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