Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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