Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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