Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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