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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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