Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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