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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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