Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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