Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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