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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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