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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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