Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. 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 MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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