Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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