Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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