Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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