Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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