Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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