Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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