Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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