Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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