Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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