Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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