Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers 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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