Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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