Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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