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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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