Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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