Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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