Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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