Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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