Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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