Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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