Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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