Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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