Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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