Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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