Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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