Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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