Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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