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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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