Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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