Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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