Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. 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. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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