Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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