Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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