Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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