Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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