Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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