Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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