Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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