Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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