Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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