Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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