Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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