Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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