Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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