Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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