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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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