Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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