Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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