Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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