Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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