Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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