Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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