Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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