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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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