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 analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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