Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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