Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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