Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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