Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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