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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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