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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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