Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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