Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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