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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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