Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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