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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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