Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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