Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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