Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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