Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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