Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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