Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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