Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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