Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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