Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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