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 describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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