Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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