Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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