Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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