Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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