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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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