Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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