Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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