Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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