Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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