Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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