Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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