Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Electronic Educational Technology