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 having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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