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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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