Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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