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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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