Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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