Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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