Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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