Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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