Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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