Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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