Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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