Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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