Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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