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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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