Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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