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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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