Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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