Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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