Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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