Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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