Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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