Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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