Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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