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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies 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 inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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