Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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