Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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