Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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