Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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