Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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