Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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