Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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