Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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