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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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