Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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