Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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