Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. 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. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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