Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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