Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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