Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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