Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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