Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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