Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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