Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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