Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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