Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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