Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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