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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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