Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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