Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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