Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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