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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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