Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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