Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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