Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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