Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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