Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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