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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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