Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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