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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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