Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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