Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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