Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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