Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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