Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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