Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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