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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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