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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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