Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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