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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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