Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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