Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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