Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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