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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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