Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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