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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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