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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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