Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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