Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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