Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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