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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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