Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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