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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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