Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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