Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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