Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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