Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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