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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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