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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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