Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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