Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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