Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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