Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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