Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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