Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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