Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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