Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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