Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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