Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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