Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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