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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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