Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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