Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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